Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Wave (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wave. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wave is located in Dallas County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Grant, Hot Spring & Ouachita.
Below are the counties that are near Wave. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wave:
- Dallas County (The home county of Wave)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wave, with the one closest to Wave listed first.
- Manning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bunn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Sparkman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Dalark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Ivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Fordyce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Fordyce is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <2>
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wave, with the one closest to Wave listed first.
- Hopeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Harlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wave, with the one closest to Wave listed first.
- Griffithtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Joan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Vaden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Arkadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Arkadelphia is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,628 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkadelphia <2>
- Curtis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Gum Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Caddo Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Gurdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurdon
- Gurdon is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurdon <2>
- Whelen Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wave, with the one closest to Wave listed first.
- White Oak Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Staves
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Kingsland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Saline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Rison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rison
- Rison is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rison <2>
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wave, with the one closest to Wave listed first.
- Leola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Leola is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <2>
- Dogwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Poyen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Prattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Prattsville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattsville <2>
- Grapevine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Slabtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
- Tull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Ebb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Center Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wave, with the one closest to Wave listed first.
- Lono
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Rolla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Donaldson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Perla
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Saginaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Malvern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <2>
- Social Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Rockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Butterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Magnet Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wave, with the one closest to Wave listed first.
- Bearden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Bearden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearden <2>
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Vanduzer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - East Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Chidester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Bragg City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Reader
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Saline County
- Traskwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Traskwood
- White County
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wave, see our County-by-County Page for Wave.
Newspapers Published in Wave ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wave.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wave, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wave.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wave:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cleveland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hot Spring County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ouachita County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saline County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- White County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Dallas County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Dallas County
Cemeteries Near Wave ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wave.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wave covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wave, with the one closest to Wave listed first.
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Tulip Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tulip Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56569 <4>
- Princeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeton Cemetery
- Cypress Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- The Cypress Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Cypress Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1074772 <4>
- Vetter - Kauffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vetter - Kauffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vetter - Kauffman Cemetery
- DeLamar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeLamar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeLamar Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Erby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erby Cemetery
- Harmony Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Church Cemetery
- Old New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old New Hope Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
- Tanyard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanyard Cemetery
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Holeman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holeman Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Holeman Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Wave in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wave.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wave, with the one closest to Wave listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Tulip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Willow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Dalark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Lono
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Saline ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Dallas County
- Joan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vaden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Dogwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Hebron ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vaden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wave. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wave.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wave. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wave) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wave. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0276, Longitude: -92.6885 In this case, the coordinates for Wave have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wave, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |